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T R U S T E E S H LP COUNc·1·l

PETITION FROM TANGANYIKA UNOii'FICIAL MEMBERS 1

ORGANISA1ION CONCERNING TANGANYIKA

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(Circulated in accordance with rule 85, :paragraph 2, and supplementary rule F of the rules of procedure for the Trusteeship Council)

The Ta~anyika Upofficial Members_1__9rJanisation, Dar Es Salaom Memorandum for the United Nations Trusteeship Council

. At a recent meeting of the Organisation of the Unofficial Members of the

Tanganyika Legislative Council, it was unanimously decided to send a delegation,

consisting of Sir Charles Phillips (Chairman of the Organioation),

Livali Justino D. ~1ponda, and Mr • . r.c. Chopra (Members), to be present during

the examination by the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations of1 conditions

in Tanganyika., when consideration would be given to the re~ort of the 1954 Visiting Mission to Tanganyika. We, the members of this delegation, beg to

submit this memorandum to the Trusteeship Council setting out the views of the

ui1.official members on the constitutional and economic pn;gress of Tango.nyika in

general and the Visiting Mission's report in particular.

It is essentiaJ.. to bear in mind as a background to our v;t.ews certain facts

relating to Tanganyika.

It must be realized in the first place that one cannot look en the .African

IJOpulatiou as a single entity closely linked together except for minor differences .

There are over 100 tribes in T~nganyika and their individual characteristics Md

tribal traditions differ widely • . In many cases different and unrelated languages

are spokeri. Of all these tribes the Sukuma, representing 12 per cent, is the

largest; no other comprises more than 5 per cent of the whole population; of

other triiec, the progressive Ch.agga and Haya comprise 3,2 per cent and

3.6 per cent res~ectively; the more primitive Gogo 3.8 per cent.

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The great majority of the members of all these tribes are , so far as

~olitica.1 and constitutional matters are concerned, interested mninly in the

activities and development of their own nr.~tive Authorities, of which there are

about 4.35 in the Territory. Most of t hese authorities ho.ve a traditionul t r ibo.l

basis, many are still headed by hereditary o-p partly hereditary (clan) leaders ,

and all exercise legislntive, executive, and judicial functions among their wide

powers. These Authorities and the people for whose good government they a.re

responsible are generally and quite naturally jealous of their privileges .

In the constitutional development of Tanganyika these privileges have been

safeguarded and a policy adopted of gradually integrating the long established

customs and administrative functions of the authorities in modern and democratic

forms of local government on which a fuller measure of financial and political

autonomy will in due course devolve,

There is a gradually increasing number of Africans, who have broken away

from their tribal organisation, mostly resident in the urban areas , and who

although very much in the minority are generally more vocal and politically

minded, but these do not represent in any wny the political outlook of the

peoples of the terr itory as a whole.

The second point which must _be noted by way of preface is that al though

considerabl e economic und social progress was made in the period preceding the

second world war, spectacul.0.r expans ion t ended to be limited by the gener~l feeling

of insecurity as to the future of the territory which discouraged outside investors.

Nevertheless, it was in this period that a special committee set up by the

Tanganyika Government prepared a development plan which was universally cons~dered

to be the most comprehensive and far - r eaching plan for the orderly and

~regressive economic development of a territory that had ever been compiled in any

part of the Br itish Commonweal th. At the so.me time another committee was

examining the educational problems of the territory and its r eport dealt equally

comprehensively with plans for educational expansion

Both these plans were kept under const ant r eview and o.s soon as improved

economic conditions permitted their implementation began to be accelero.ted . '

These improved economic conditions were the result of increased stability and

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confidence due both to the outcome of the war and the conclusion of the ·

Trusteeship Agreement with the negotiations leading up to which it 1s noted that I

Sir Charles Phillips,. the Chairme,n of our '11anganyika Unofficial Members'

Organisation, was closely associated, The stability was indeed reflected not

only in rapid economic eX];lansion but also in constitutional progress, the ' .

recent history of which may be SUUUil£lXioed as follows.

Article 6 of the Trusteeship Agreement dealt with the duty of the ' • t .

Administering Authority to promote the development of free politicol

institutions; it was also laid down that the Administering Authority would

assure to the inho.bitants of Tanganyika a progressively increasing share in

the administrative and other services of the territory and would develop the ''

participation of the inhabitants of Tanganyika in the Government of the territory,

both central and local, as may be a~propriate to the particular circumstances

of the territory and its peoples. The same article also stated that the

Administering Authorlty would take o.ll other appropriate measures with a view

to the political advancement of the inhabitants of Tanganyika in aecordance

with Article 76, (b) of the United Nations Charter. '

The Government set _up a Committee to report on the constitutional

development of Tanganyika in December, 1949, and it was the duty of this

Committee to re~iew the then exis.ting constitutional structure, both local

and central, and present recommendations for the constitutional advancement

of the territory.

Members of this Committee, which coITu~enced its work in January, 1950, visited all the main centres in the territory for the purpose of r ecording the

views of associations 'and individun~s while they made n comprehensive review

of the entire constitutional structure of the territory. In the course of

the enquiry memoranda and evidence were submitted by numerous associations and

individuals. Throughout the deliberations of the Committee, consideration

was given to the best interests of the inhabitonts of the territory as a whole,

as laid down in Article 6 of the Trusteeship Agreement. The Report of the

Committee was published in 1951, together with despatches from the Governor

to the Secretary of State for the Colonies and the reply from the Secretary

of State. The Report was debated in Legislative Council at the end of 19511

and the recommendations, as amended in detail but not in principle, were

unanimously adopted.

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With the adoption of the Report, i t became necessary for consideration

to be given to the details of a satisfactocy Local Government and Central

Government system based on the eventual objective of Common Roll Elections.

For this purpose, Professor Mackenzie was appointed as a Commissioner by the

Secretary of State for the Colonies. Professor N.ackenzie possessed exceptional

knowledge in regard to electoral systems and one of the objects of his

appointment was to ensure that when el ectoral systemG were introduced they would

be suitable to the conditions applying in Tanganyika. A Special Committee was

set up to cooperate with Professor Mackenzie and the pr·oposa.ls formulated· were

then related to the recommendations of the Committee on constitutional development.

As a consequence of all these detailed and careful deliberations,

steady progress was made in preparing the ground fer the introduction of an

enlarged Legislative Council;,. In the course of such preparation certain basic

principles have been fully discussed, considered nnd approved; these include

the princi~le of parity of representation on the Unoff icial side of the Rouse,

and the retention of a Government majority . It is expected that ·the new

Council based on these principles will assemble on the 20th April, 1955, Similarly, witn regard to local government, satisfactory progress has been

. \ ' I made and where the people concerned have expressed a wish to assume the financial

and other res:ponsibilities associated with Tov{n ,,Councils und other modern forms

of locs.l 'goverrunent, steps have been t aken to accede to their wishes and these

Councils have been established.

In all these developments ve, the Unofficial Members of the Tanganyika ,

Legislative Council, recognise that the pace of constitutional and political -. <,

advancement has been and must be conditioned by t he extent to vhich the African

population is able to take an active · o.nd intelligent nhare in local and contrnl

government. Furthermore an electoral system or systems must be firmly

es;tablished and be understood by the majority of the inhabitants of the territory·

before the question of the final stages towards self~government co.n be considered.

When that time will tome it is impossible to forecast, as one must never overlook

the fact that it means the adjustment of the cherished tribal systems, to which

we have referred, to an organised political stat e based on o. common roll, which

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~ ,. • ' in many parts of our vast country may be a slew process. We ,rould indeed

emphasise that progress towards self-goverrJD.ent is something t Lat cannot be

measured in terms of years and we realise fully, from our own wide knowledge

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and e~crience of Tunganyika, that any attempt now to suggest early and drastic

alterations in the composition of the proposed new Legislative Council, or in

fixing a tel'm of years for self-government to be brought into force, would bring

disastrous consequences to the orderly politica.l o.nd economic development of

Tanganyika. In our view, an important part of the immediate objective is not

in relation to the reconstituted Legislative Council but should be the gradual

implementation of the policy of increased decentralisation from Central

Government to Local Government bodies. This is a process that cannot be rushed

nor imposed against the will of the people, but is nevertheless essential since

the experience gained in local government is the invaluable and only firm basis

of participation in the evolutionary steps towards self-government9 To this

the policy of the Administering Authority is fully and rightly connnitted, but

we would draw particular attention to the clear statement ,of that policy made in '

Po.rliament by the Secretary of State for the Colonies on June 25th, 1952, which

we note has been quoted by the Administering Authority in paragraph 113 of its

observations on the report of the Visiting Missiona We believe that stp.tement

reflects the view of the great majority of the people of Tanganyika.

The statement and the account we have given of the progress that has been

made clearly demonstrate the will of the Administering Authority and of the vast

majority of the inhabitants of Tanganyika., that the political progress of the

territory shall keep pace with the ability of the peoIJle to measure up to such

progress, and the equally important belief that only by order~r political,

development, in which the inhabitants ae a whole participate with goon-will and

understanding, can the progressive 'economic development of the territory be made

effective and the prosperity of the people be assured~

It is for these reasons that the recommendations of the Visitine Mission

seem to us not merely unrealistic, but such as may well create an atmosphere of

mistrust and misunderstanding and also adversely affect the harmonious relationship

existing between the various races in the territory, which has been one of the

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outstanding results of the. work of the Tanganyika Administration under the able

governorship of Sir Edward Twining. We consider that the publication of the

Report has caused a considerable amount of disturbance in the mi~ds of people

who are interested in. the welfare · and economic development of the country and

who D.r$ pre~ared to support their faith in the po~itical stability of Tanganyika

by subetantia]." investments which would bring increased prosperity to the

territory,

This. is in. our view the more serious · because · for various reasons Tanganyiko.

has not in the past been in the position to make the same economic and hence

social progress as some other African territories. The really substantial

improvements now taking place, both in regard to agriculttiral development 'and

the estu.blisbment of industr.io.l undertakings, ore referred to in the Report of

the Visiting Mission, But the Report does not seem to recognize that one

of' the outstanding reasons for this progress, as muet once again be emphasised,

is the politic~l stability which has been established among the peo~les of the I

territory. This political stability is due to the policy, and the knowledge

that the Administering Authority will continue that policy, of political

advancement at a pace consistent with the expo.nsion in political consciousness

and ability of the peoples themselves.

We, the Unofficial Members, therefore unanimously hope that the Trustee.ship

Council will in drawing up its report on conditions in Tanganyika, mnke it

clear that it does not endorse the major constitutional. and economic

recommendations of the Visiting Mission, which are impractical and would

endanger that inter-racial cooperation without which Tanganyika co.n neither

progress nor develop into a happy ond· prosperous state.

(Signed) Charles Phillips

J. D. Mponda,.

r.c. Chopra

ON BEHALF OF

THE TANGANYIKA UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS' ORGANISATION

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PETIT DE LA "TANGANYIKA UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS • ORGANISATION"

CONCER~At LE TANGANYIKA

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PETITICII FRQl TANGANYIKA UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS • ORGANISATICtf

ccaa-;RNIIG TANGANYIKA

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THI!, TANG .. iITIKA UtJOFJ. 'ICIAL H~.J,JB.cltS I OEG!JJISATIGN , DAR ES SALAAM

MB·iO~.A1Wffi.1 FOh TI-!l!, UNITLD N TIONS TRUST~ :__sHIP COUNCIL

At a recent meeting of the Organisation of the Unofficial Members of

the Tanganyika Leeislative Council , it was unanimously decided to send a

delegation, consistine of Sir Charles Phillips (Chairman of the Ore;anisation) ,

Liwali Justino D. I,,ponda , and Mr . I. C. Chopra (Hembers) , to be present

during the examination by the Trusteeship Council of the United tfations of

conditions in Tanganyika , ,,,men consideration would be eiven to the report of

the 1954 Visiting Nission to Tanganyika . de , the members of this delegation,

beg to submit this memorandum to the Trusteeship Council setting out the

views of the unofficial members on the constitutional and economic progress

of Tanganyika in general and the Visitine Mission ' s report in particular .

It is essential to bear in mind as 2. background to our views certain

facts relating to Tanganyika .

It must be realised in the first place that one cannot look on the

Afl'ican population as a sinLle ei1tity closely li:-iked together except for

minor differences . There are over 100 tribes in Tane;anyika c .. nd their

individual charo.cteristics 2nd tribal traditions differ widely . In many

cases different and unrelated le.nt:uates are sl'oken . Of all these tribes the

Sukuma , representin::_ 12%, is thP, lare;est; no other con.prises more than 5% of

the v1hole po.•ulation ; of other tribes, the proeressive Chae;ga and Haya

comprise 3 -25~ and 3 . 6;6 res1:iectively; the more prinLi.tive Gogo 3 . s;:; .

The great majority of the members of all these tribes are , so far as

political and constitutional matters are concerned, interested mainly in the

activities and development of thE:ir own native Authorities , of which there

are about 435 in the territory . Eost of these authorities h2.ve a traditional

tribal basis , niB.ny are still headed by hereditary or partly hereditary (clan)

leaders, and all exercise legislative, executive , and judicial functions

among: thE::ir wide powers . These Authorities ano the people for whose good

government they are responsible are generally 2 .. net quite naturally jealous

of their privili e;es . In th1:; C(,lS t:'. t11tional development of Tanr:anyika these

privileges have been safet:.,'Uarded and a policy adopted of cradually intee:rating

the long established customs aml administrative functions of the authorities

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in modern 2.nd democratic i'orms of local eovernment on which a fuller mec.:.sure

of finand c:~l .:::.nd ri0litical autonomy ,'Ifill ir: due co1.rse devolve .

There is a gradually increasing number of 1.frican.s , who have broken

away from th ~sir tribal ore;anisatio n , mostly resident in the urban areas ,

md. who althout:)1 very much in thE minority ar" :enerally more vocal and

politically minded, but these do not repnsent in c•ny way the political

outlook of the ooples of the territory as a whole .

The second point v-klich must be noted by way of ;ireface is that 2.l t hough

cuns~r·.eratle cconcr.tlc ,nd soci:J. l)rogn:ss t·ms ri,ade in the :ix;riou preceding

thE' si cond .ro1·l_d ·,,ar, spect:::cular exp2.nsion tended to br lin1it ed by the general

feeling of insecurity .:::.s to thr> future r f the territory which d.isconr2.eed

outside investors . NeverthPless , it was in t:1is period that 2. special

cournittee set U!) by thE. Tan:..,.:::.n;yika Governnr:::nt p:::·ep.:::.red a development plan

1 1h~.ch was universally c •nsiderPd to be the rHost cornrrehensive and fe.r-reaching

plan for the orderly and progressive 1~conornic development of a terr:\to:ry th2.t

h2.d ever been <.:Oi!llJilud in :..ny ·-:art of the .3ri tish Commonwealth . At the same

tiLe another c01rn j_ttee was ey.2..Lini n~ '.h"- educational p1·obler;,s of the t errito ry

2.nd its r,·port dealt E:ct~u2.lly ccrir-r•ehenPi vely with }Jlans for edvc2.tional

expansion .

Both these )lans were kept under co ,st2.nt r8view 2.nd as soon as improved

econo,aic cunMtior::-.o remitted their impleraentation began t o be accelerated .

These improved economic corr.li -Lions were the result of increE.sed st2.bility 2.nd

confidence due both to the outcome of the war and the cc.,nclusion of the

Trusteeship ;1.r;reement 1Jit:1 the ne0 otiations leading up to which it is noted

that Sir Charles I'hillips , th" C.:h.:irrnar1 of our T.:::.n'--·anyiJr.a Unoffj_cfol Members 1

Orc.::anisation , was closely associated . j,1he st.:::.bility was indeed reflected

not only in 1·apid economic expansion but 2.lso in constitutional progress ,

the 1·ecent history of which may be summarised as follows .

i1.rticle 6 of the Trusteeship 11.greement dealt with the duty of the

J dministerlng J1.uthori ty to promote the development of free politic2.l institutions ;

it was clso lai d dovm th:1t the .~d:ministcring Authority would assure to the ·

inhabitants of Tanr;anyika a progressively increasing share in the administrative

and other services of the territory and would develop the participation of the

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inhabitants of Tanganyika in the Government of the territor-J , both central

2.nd loc::.l , as may be 2. r ropriate to the y:iarti cular circumstances of the

territory and its peoples . 'Lhe same article also stated t hat the ~~dministering

Authority would tc.ke all other appropriate measures ,~'i th 2. view to the political

advancement of the inhabitants of Tanganyika in accordance with Article ?6(b )

of the United Nations Charter .

The Gov ernment set up a Committee to report on the constitutional

development of Tan,e:anyi ka in J)ecenber , 1949, and it was the duty of this

Committee to r eview the thm exi..stine constitutional structure , both local

and central , and present r 1:; co im1endatiL '1S for the constitut ional adv:mcement

of the territory .

}1embers of this ::::orrnnittee , Nhich comr,1enced its work in January , 1950,

visited all the rmin centres in the territory for the purpose of reco r ding

the views of associations and irnii vi duals while they made a cor,iprehensi ve

review of the en tire constituti0nal structure of the territory . In the

course of the enquiry memoranda and evidence were sub1riitted by numerous

associations c.nd i ndi vi due.ls . ThrouehouL the deliberations of the Cornmi ttee ,

consideration was given to the best interests of the inhabltants of the

t erritory as a \..bo l e , as laiu clown in Article 6 of thE' Trusteeship .·greement .

The Report of the Coumi ttee was published in 1951, together -w:i.. th despatches

from the Gover·nor to the Secretary of State for the Colonies and the re -,1

froE. the Secret:.ry of St.:.:. te . 'Ihe Re. ort was debated i n Legislative Council

at the end of 1951, and the re corrmendations , as amended in detail but not

in principle , were unanimously adopted .

·with the adoption of the Report , it became necessary for consideration

to be given to th e deta.i l s of a satisfactory Local Governmand and Central

Government s stem based on the eventual objective of Connon 1~011 Elections .

For this purpose, Prof essor Mackenzie was appointed as a Commissioner by the

Secretary of State for the Colonies . Professor Hackenzie possessed exceptional

knowledge in regard to electoral systems and one of the objects of his appointment

was to ensur e that vhen electoral systems were introduced they would be suitable

to the conditions applying in Tanganyika . A Speci al Committee was set up t o

cooperate with Professor hackenzie and the propos als formulated were then

r elated to the :re commendations of the Committee on constitutioml development.

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As a consequence of all these detailed and careful deliberations ,

steady progress was made in preparine the ground for the introduction of an

enlarged Letislative Council . In the course of such preparation certain

basic principles have b een fully discussed, considered and approved ; these

include the principle of pE.rity of r epresentation on th e Unofficial side of

tht- House, and the retentio·1 of a Government ma ~ority . It is expected that

the new Council based on these principles will 2.sseirtble on the 20th April ,

1955 . Similarly, with regard to local £OVernment , satisf2ctory progress has

been made c..nd where the people concerned have exrrc;ssed a 1..d.sh to assume

the fina ~1 cial and other responsibilities associated with 'l'own Councils and

other modern forms of local e;overnment , steps have been t .s.ken to accede to

their v..d.s hes anC:. these Councils have been established.

In all these developments we , thf:: Unofficial Manbers of the T2.r1ganyika

Legislative Council, recocnise th2.t th,, pace of constitutional and political

advancement has been and must be conditioned by the extent to which the African

population is able tu take an active s.nd intellieent share in local and central

government . Furthermore an elector~l system or systems must be firmly

established and be understood by the Jmjority of the inhabi t ants of the

t erritory before the l.{Uestion of the final s tazes to'<Jards self-eovernment

can 'ue cons iderc.,d . ·,Jhen th.::..t ti1 ,e i.rill come it is impossible to forecast ,

as one must never overlook the fact that it means ths adjustn:ent of the cherished

tribal s:rstems , to which we have refei-rEd , to an organised politico.l state

based on a coH1;10n roll , wl.1ich in many parts of our vast countr y may be a slow

process . :e wo .ld ..:.ndeed cnph2.bi.Sc th __ L 1 ro..:;ress towart.is sto.Lf-;::overnment is

so1.etl1ing th:::. t cc:.nnot be 1·1e::::::ur E.d in t. erns of years ..:.,-,d we realise fully , from

our own wide knowledge :J.no experience of ,~·.2.·•;~ . .:::nyik:1 , thc:.t any attenpt now to

suc._Lest early ~nd drast.:.c alterations in the co1 .. rosition of tl1e proposed new

L . .:.,.:.slative Council , or in fix..:c11;; 2. ttrm of y c.rs for self-..... ove:r·nment to be

br U[.;ht into force , w(-i-uld l.ir n..:; disc.strous conse,1uences to the orderly

political and economic development of Tani::;anyika . In our vi e:, , , 1 · V" ,•.~ ,•~

part of the iffuedi3.te objective is not in relation to tht reconstituted

Lc.::_:islative Council but shmild oe th(:' e,r:J.clu::.l ii plement,'.1tivn of' Vie rolj_cy of

increc..s8d decentr2.lise.tion from Central Goverru'1ent to \ oc2.l Government bodies .

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This i s a process that cannot be r-Jc,11ed nor i1:-tposed c.E;ainst the 1·r.Lll of the

peopl~ , but is n ev ertheless esse:1tial since the expf rimce c2.ined in local

~OV\::rnrnent is t.:1e i nv:_:lu:::.ble u1-. only firm basis of p,2.rticipation in i he

eV,)lutio.1ary steps to ards self-~ov ernment . To U:is the. policy of the

dr1inis t erirg .-.uti101i ty is fully and richtly cornnitted, but we wo,.ld draw

particular attenti0n to the elf ar statement of th2,t policy made in ~rlio.ment

by t h e 3ecrPV·.ry of ::,:,c t e for· the Colonies dm June 25th, 195 2, ·'ihich we note

has been quoted by the ·"dr:unisterfrig ,.uthori ty in . arac:i--a:r->h 113 of its

observ2 tio-·s on the :::·eport of the Visitine, Hi ssion . ,Je belitNe th2.t stater,1ent

reflects t'.-x view of t·-e e;r at I ajority of the r,eople of T2:r1.'.J',_nyika .

The statement and the account we have :_,ivcm of t.he prozress that has

been made clearly GE:oJ.1onstr2.te the will of the Adr·1inrtering ;1,uthori ty a nd of

the vast ma jority of the inhabite.nts of T2.neanyika , that the pol itical procress

of the t e rritory sh :;..11 keep pa ce vrith the ability of t he people to mea sure

up to Sllch pr·o5::ress , and - J1c. equally i 1:i.portant belief thc..t only by orderly

political developme7lt , in w'.'1ich thE. inhabiu:.nts as a 1ihole participate with

_ood- will and underste.nding, can the I)r·ocressi ve economic development of the

territory be ma.de effective and tlH-, 1rosperi ty of the peoplt, be a ssured .

It is for thes e r easo ns thclt the recorunenc:1.ations of the Visiting Mission

s eem to us not mE:rely urn·e:;alistic , but such as may well create an a t mosphere

of mistrust and :misu11derstanc.iint.:., and 2- lso adversely aff ect the harmonious

rdationship eY..is t ing between the varjous ra ces in th e territory, w:iich has

b een one of t he outstandins results of the w:> rk of the Tanganyika Administration

under th,, able sovernorship of Sir l:dward Twininr; . .Je consi der th:c.t the

publication of the Re ... or t has caused :1 consio_erable amount of disturbance in

the minds of peopl e vho a re interested in the welfare 2nd economic development

of the country 2.nd \filo are prepared to su: ll)Ort thti.:r faith in the political

stability of Taneanyika by substantial invest ments which wo lld brine; increased

prosperity to the t e rritory .

This is in our view th .: mo r e serious because f o r varfous reasons

Ta.ng,~nyika has not in the past been i n the position to ma.ke the same economic

and hence s o cial proeress as some other Afr ican t erritories . The really

substantial impr ovements now taki ng pl a ce, both in r egard to e.e;ricultural

development and the e stablishment of industrial undertakings , are r efe1:Ted

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to in the Report of the Visiting Mission . But the heport does not seem to

recotnize th: t one of the outstanding reasons for this progress , as much once

ae2.in be emphasised, is the political stability which has been established

among the peoples of the terr itory . This political stability is due to

the policy, and the knowledge tn:.t the Administering Authority will continue

the.t policy, of political adv::rncement at a p:i.ce consistent with the expansion

in political consciousness and 2.bility of the peoples themselves .

He , the Unofficial J.1embers , therefore unanimously hope thc;.t the

Trusteeship Council will in drawine up its re ort on conditions in Tanganyika,

make it clear that it does not endorse the major constitutional and economic

rE.,cormnendations of the Visiting Mission, which are irnp1 actical and would

endanger that inter- r2.cial cooperation 1 lithout ,,ihich Tans;anyika can neither

proe;re ss nor develop into a happy and prosperous st.ate .

(Signed) Charles Phillips

J . D. Nponda

I . C. Chopra

ON BJ!ALF OF

THE VJJGANYIK.1. UNOFFICIAL M:SMJ3I,,RS 1 0 .GANISATION

.NATIONS UNIES

' 80NSEIL DE TUTELLE

Dis tr. LIMITEE

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PETITION DE LA "TANGANYIKA UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS 10RGANISATinN" CONCERN.ANT LE TANGANYIKA

(Distribuee conf'.Jrmement a 1 1article 85, paragraphe 2, et a l'article complementaire F du reglen~nt intericur du Conseil de tutelle)

"TANGANYIKA UNOFFICt.AL .MEMBERS 10;RGANISATION", DAR ES SALAAM ' MEMOIRE DESTINE AU CONSEIL DE TUTELLE DE L1QRGANISATION DES NATI0NS UNIES

Aune reunion recente, 1 10rganisation of the Unofficial Members of the

Tanganyika Legislative Co~il a decide a l'unanimite de deleguer

Sir Charles Phillips (President de 1 10rganisationJ, Liwali Justino D. M;ponda, et

M. I.e. Chopra (Membres) pour la representer aux seances ~ue le C0useil de tutelle

consacrerait au rapport de la Mission de visite de 1954 au Tanganyika et a l'examen de la situation dans ce Territoire. En notre qua.lite de membres de cette

delegation, nous avons 1 1honneur de soumettre au Conseil de tutelle le p;-esent

memoire dans lequel sont exposees les idees des membres non fcnctionnaires sur les '

progl"es realises au Tanganyika dans le domaine constitutionnel et econc,mique en

general, et sur le rapport de la Mission de visite en particulier.

Pour bien ccmprendre notre position, 11 2st indisr,~nsable d'avoir presents

a 1 1esprit uncertain nornbre de faits rela.tifs au Tanganyika. • ' I ,

Il faut se rendre compte tout d 1abord qutil est impossible de considerer la

pcpulati'iil africain~ comme une entite homogene dans 1 1ensemble. Il ya au

Tanganyika plus de 1n1 tribus dont les caracteristiques et les traditions sont

extr@mement diverses. Sc."J.vent, les lanzu,es employees sont differentes et sci.Us

aucun rapport entre elles. De toutes ces tribus, las Sukuma, qui represent nt

12 pour 100 de la population, sont les plus ncmbreux; parrni les autres tribus,

dont aucune ne compte plus de 5 pour 100 de la population totale, les Chagga

et les Haya, qui sont les plus evru.ues, representent respectivement 3,2 et 3,6 pour lOC de ce total et les Gago, plus primitifs, 3,8 p~ur lOC.

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Dans leur grande majorite, les membres de toutes ces tribus s'interessent

essentiellement, du moins dans le domaine politique et constitutionnel, a i•acti­

vite et a l'extension des pouvnirs de leurs propres aut0rites indigenes, qui sont

au nombre d'environ 435 da.ns ce Territoire. Ces autorites sont pour la plupart

fondees sur la tribu traditionnelle et nombre d'entre elles sont encore repre-. . . '

sentees par des chefs hereditaires ou partiellement hereditaires (clan), et toutes

sont dotees de larges pouvoirs notamment dans lea domaines legislatif, executif

et judiciaire. Ces autorites et la population dont elles d0ivent assurer la

bcnne aQTJJinistration sont gener.alement, et tout a fait naturellement, jalouses de

leurs privileges. Dans le cadre du developpement constitutionnel du Tanganyika,

ces privileges ont ete sauvegardes et l'on s_•est e:f'force d 1adapter ,progressivement

les coutumes etablies de longue date et les fonctions edministratives des

autorites aux formes modernes et democratiques d'edministration locale, de faqon

a pouvoir, le moment venu, .accorder aux habitan'ts. une plus grande liberte d 1action

sur les plans financier et politique.

Le nombre des Africains ,qu~ ont ~cmp~ le,.ll's .attaches avec leur tribu s 1accrcit

peu a peu; la plu:part d•entre eux resident 9-ans les regions urbaines et; bien

qu'ils ne soient qu'une infime minorite, ils sent generalement pius prompts a revendiquer et. plus ouverts aux questions politiques, mais ~ls ne representent, en

aucune faqon 1 1attitude politique des populations de J.'ensemble du ~erritoire. ·

Le second point sur lequel il convient d 1insister des ,l'abord est que des

progres economiques et sociaux considerables ont ete realises au cours de la

periode qui a • precede la. deuxieme guerre mondiale, ma.is que ,cette expans.ion

spectaculaire a ete dans une certaine mesure limitee par l'incertitude gen6rale ,

touchant l'avenir du Territoire, incertitude qui a decourage les capitalistes

etrangefs. Nee.nmoins, c 1est pendant cette periode que 1 1Administration centrale

du Tar.,ganyika a charge un Comite spacial, de ~ettre au point .un plan de developpement

qui a. eta reconnu psr tous ccmme le plan le plus complet et le plus ambitieux qui

ait jamais ete elabore dalls un Territoire du Commonwealth brita.nnique en vue

d•assurer un developpement economique rationnel et ~rogressif. A la m@me epoque,

un autre Comite etudiai~ les pro~lanes de 1 1 enseig::iement dans le Territoire et

dans son rapport, envisageait de faqon minutieuse aussi divers plans qui

permettraient de faire progresser l'instructicn.

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L1Administration a constamment tenu ces plans a jour et, aussit6t que l 1ame­

lioration de la situation economique l'a permis, elle a commence a en accelerer

l 1execution. Cette am8lioration des conditions eco~-0miques s'explique par une

plus grande stabilite et par une confiance nouvelle dues tant a 1 1issue de la

guerre qu'a la conclusicn de l 1Accord .de tutelle, signe a la suite de negociations

auxquelles, Sir Charles Phillips, President de notre Tanganyika Unofficial

Members 1Orgs.nisation, a d'ailleurs ete etroit ement associe~ Cette· stabilite s'est

traduite en fait non seulement par uri essor rapide de l'economie, mais encore par

une evoluti~n constitutionpeD.e dont les etapes -recentes peuvent ~tre retracees

brievement comme suit. /

L'article 6 de l1Accord de tute_D.e stipulait que l'Autorite administrante

favoriserait le developpement d'institutions politiques libres, assurerait aux

habitants du Tan8anyika une part progresE:ivem;;mt croissante· dans les services

administ:ratifs et a.utres du Ter:..~i t oire et ela.rc:i.:::-ai t J.eur particivaticn au

gouvernement du Territoire, aussi bien central- que local, ccrnpt ::! t.8nu des

conditions particulieres au Tez--ritoire et a. ees populations. Aux termes du I!l@me

article, 1 'Autori ta admini.strante deva1 t prendt'e toutes eutres mesures appropriees

en vue d'assurer l'evoluticn politique des habitants du Ter.ritoire conformement

a 1 1Article 76 b) de la Charte des Nations Unies~

Le gouvernement a cree en decembre 1949 un Ccmite cbarg0 de rediger un rapport

sur l'evolution constitutionnelle du Tanganyika. Ce Comite devait etudier la

structure con~titutionnelle d 1alc~s, tant a l'echelon du gouvernement local qu'a

celui du gouvernement central, et soumettre des reccmrrandations en vue du progres

cons ti tutionnel · du Terri.toire.

Les membres de ce Ccmite ont commence leurs travaux en janvier 1950 et se sent

l'endus dans les princiIJaux centres du Terri toire pour recueilllr 1 1 opinion des

associations et des pe.rticuliers. Ils c..,nt procede, en m@me tenips, a une etnde

complete d.e la structure .constituticnnelle du Territoire. Au cours de cette

enquete, de nombreuses a.osociations et de ncmbreux pa1·ticuliers ont presente des

memoires et ont fourni des temoi~ages au Comite, qui, dans ses deliberations,

s 'est cons tamment precccu11e des inter~-ts des ha.bi tants de l 'ensemble du Terri tcire,

ccmme le veut 1 1article 6 de l!Accord de tutelle. Le rapport du_Ccmite, aiLSi

que les ccmmunications adressees par le Gouvemeur a,.l Secretaire d.'E-tat aux

colcnies et les · repcnses du Seeretai.:re d 1Etat, ont ete :publies en 1951.

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Le Cons~il legislatif _a discute le rapport a la fin de l'annee 1951 et a adopte a

1 1unanirni~e les _reccmmandations du Ccmite, apres en avoir· m,difie -non pas la

substance mais la forme.

Le ra:E)J?Ort adopte_, .il restait a edifier dans le detail, sur la base

d 1elections fondees sur un systeme de listes electorales uniques, un systeme ·

satisfaisant de gouvernement local et de ~ouvernement central. A cet effet, ·1e . . '

Secre~aire· ._d 1.Etat aux colonies a designe M. Mackenzie pour remplir les fonctions

de Coirlllissaire. M. Mackepzie possede une connaissance exceptionnelle des systemes " . ...: ' .. . .

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electora.U?C ~t, en le noI!lIIJant aces fonctions, le Secr1~aire, d 1Etat voulait avoir . .' : .... ' . ·. . ~. .

l'assurance que le systeme elector al qui serait applique dans l _e Terri_toire

conviendrait aux conditions partiqulieres du Tanganyika. Un Comite sp~cia.1,. a

ete cons~itue pour aider M •. Mackenzie dan~ 1 1accomplissement de sa t~ch~ et les

propcsi tio!liS qui furent alors presente.es s I inspiraient des recnmrnand~tions de. la

Commission de 1 1.organisation consti tutionnelle.

Tous ces travaux effectues dans le detail e~ menes, avec soin ont permis de

preparer le terrain pour un elargissement _de la ~ompcsition du Ccnseil legislatif~ ' I • • • . "

Au cours des trav1;1ux preparatoires, certains :principe_s fondamentaux, apres avoir

fait l'objet d 1amples discussions, 0nt ete adoptes. Panni ces principes figure " ' ' . . .

celui de 1 1egalite de representation des membres non fonctionnaires et le maintien

d 1une majorite gouvernemen~ale. rn 1revoit que le nouveau Ccnseil legislatif : -~ . } , ..

compose SEllqn _ces pripcipes se reunira, le 20 avril 1955~ . ' . : . . .. ' .

De meme,, -~n ce qui concerne le gouvernement local, des progres satisfaisants

ont ete accomplis. Chaq~e fois que les populations interessees ont ex.prime le

desir d 1assumer les res:ponsabilites financieres et autres dent les Ccn?eils de

village et autres organes ~odernes -~e gouvernement local srnt dotes, des mesures= . . ' ". .

ont ete prises po~:, ,cr_eer c~.s ,organes e.t aaceder . ainsi au desir des populations.

Les membres non ronctionnaires du Conseil legislatif du Tanganyika reconnais­

sent que la _,cadence, q.e cette evolution cons ti tuticpn,elle et_ p9li tique a dependu, ·et

doi t continuer de dependre, de ,la mes~e dans laquelle la population -e.frica:ine eat,

capable de prendre une part active . et intelligente au gouvernement lccal et au . . . ' .

gouvernement central. En outre, tout systeme .electoral doit etre fermement etabli

et compris d_e la maj.ori te des habi tan~s du. Terri toire avant que les de111ieres

mesures propres a assurer 1 1autonomie du Territoire puissent etre -examinees.

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' Il est impossible de prevoir a quel ' moment les populations du Tanganyika pourront

s'administrer elles-m~mes, Il ne' faut pas oublier, en effet; que pour atteindre

ce but il faudra adapter les syst~mes tribau.X, auxquels les populations sont si ·

attachees et dorit nous avorxs parlt plus haut, a.~ c'?nditions d'un Etat politique

organise, fonde: sur un systeiJ.e de listes electorales uniques, ~e qui, dans certaine • .

regions de notre vaste pays, risque de demander quelque temps~ En fait, et nous

tenons ale souligner, il' ne s 1agit pas la a'e progres 'que 1 1on puisse mesurer

d'annee en annee et notre connaissarice ·approfoL:die du Territoire nous permet

d'affirmer que, dans les circonstances presentes, toute proposition tendarit a modifier immediatement et radicalement la composition du Conseil legislatif ou a fixer le delai dans lequel le Territoire devra parvenir a l'autonomie, aurait des

effets desastreux sur le devel:oppement poli tique et ifoonomiqu(;l harmonieux du

Tanganyika. A notre avis, 1 1une de nos preoccupations illllllediates ne doit pas @tre

la composition du nouveau Conseil iegislatif mais' la mise en oeuvre progressive· de

la politique de decentralisation udministra.tfve~ ' Ce· ·process us ne saurai t ~re

precipite, ni impose aux populations, ma.is il est ne$.nmoins essentiel, car les

populations ne peuvent participer a· 1 t evoluti,on du ·Terri toire vers 1 1 autono~e que

si el1es · ont appris au prealablea faire fonctionner ,. 1 1administration locale.

Certes, l 1A'd:tort;te el!J~.,nisti-ante-est eritierement et justeinent acquise a cette

poli tique, · ma.is nous voudrions: attirer l 1attenti6n du Conseil de tutelle sur le

clair expose de cette politique que le Secretaire d 1Etat aux colcnies a fa.it

devant -le Parlenient britannique, le 25 juin 1952. · Au paragraphe 113 de ses

observations sur le rapport de la Mission de visite, 1 1Autorite administrantea

cite un extra.it du discours du Secretaire d 1Etat. Nous pensons que ce discours

reflate les vues de la grande majori te des populations du Tanganyika. ·.

Lt expose que nous venons de faire des progres accotnplis montre nettement que'

l'Autoi-ite adrninistrante ' et la grande reajorite des habitants du Tanganyika ont la . '· ~ . . . . . .. : ... ;. ·, . . . . . '

ferme volonte de faire en sorte que le ' progres politique du Territoire aille de

pair avec le developpement du seris des responsabilites chez les populations~

Il montre egalement que, · seule, une evoluticn politique ordonnee, a laquelle les

populations du Territoire participent avec bonne volonte et intelligence, permettrs

de developper progressivement l'economie du Territoire et d'assurer la prosperite . / .

de ses populations.

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·crest' pou'.rqtioi nous :pensons'•quki/par· ses · recoinmanda"j;ions, la Ydssion de visite : \· ···. ' '.·1 ,. .. . ·, .. : . • ,••: i•t:•:~t-' . ;:: • ·•. i. < ·: _t_L ' .. - ·, _:,. .. . -·.-.· ... _: __ ~-l ~-

fai t plus quEi°' prouver .'qu·t elle' manque" ·a.u sens des r ·eaii tes : elle risque de c:reer

une atmos~here a/nief'iw:ib~ et a:itni~~'.nt~ndus, ai-~si q~~ . d~- p~~t~r ~tt~inte aux ;; . . . _, .,

relatt'bni' ~~aiJ~ . qui! exi~ttht>~ritr~-:ies . di ~erse~ ~a~·~1 '4u T~rri toir.e ·: e·{_qui:: opt '. '

eta 1!1ilh aes ~sult~ts'. 1~·s ;piris ; r~~qu~bl~s de. {,·~ei;r~,:-~~n6~ p~r la Pui~sruic:e. . •; , .. · ..

admini'stbahte -~o{is la di;~;;tion .;~~~1•t1 de:; Sir Edwatd TwirX~g, G~u~er~~~ d\\ <

Terri toife~ ., . Nous .. e~t:tnion/ qui 1{ ·thbfic~l1~h d~ ·. ra;p~~ -~ ·. s~me ~ -. tro~ble prof;n;: ·.· '.'~ . , , •• :" ,.; :·.,_~}•,;•:,•:.•:/).- .:.:r_, .. ~•: ,_-, ~'• •_-•_; • ••.• ,: •• ~ I): .• ::.•.•.::~:•.;•9~•·''.-') .)T.'.: .. , •:::: .. '; .-, •.' ·; '. :,; .''..!.~ • . . •}

dans l'esprit de ceux qui s 1interessent au bien-etre et au deve.:).oppement eRonomiquE:? ." i ,.; •.1.. . ',':,·:;. ·::j ''.:,-'t ·.,: ·j·;_:·'h) • :_---._;::~· ·.: J •• • ::,·.i:,, . ·. ~'., . ·.· :,; ~)'-",'.'..:..:.·~ •••; · .·, .' . . ·. .. . . . ·.,• . .. .:;··. i.:

du pays et qui sont pr~s ·a prouver leur foi dans la _stabilite politique du ; .:, J : ,. i·· • . • • • ..... ~:j··-,~:: c.::. r.·~ . .!.J.' 1 :: ,.t • ·; ..... ·· .· :: ·r .. ,: .~: ~.~.::.~--~ :: .• : ,:···· .· . , •) · . · •· ~."

Tanganyika en procedant a des investissements considerablEls prop:r;es a. a1-;1~~nter l~ ... , . . f-., ~ I. •• . i • • • r•·•• .• :· ~ • (· : , .-::, '·f :· •.' . ; .' '. '. : •-; :· ·· •... ,, .·;· . . : ;, • . ',. . ., . • ' ' I ' • • • • .;.,; .• prosp6rite ·du ·Territoire~ .. ' .. ..... .. ·.; . , . ... , . . . . .. . .. . . ..

,, • I' ••, . --: ." .' _;:::;'"\f1::{i\ :).,~:,. .:~r• '..}; .•,:::·:, -~ . ,•:• .. :••• •:·.~.;..~•·•; ,. ', :·.•::• ::•.~-:.t Ces c6nsequenct:s nous semblent d 1a.utant pl.us graves que, _pour diverses r~so~s 1

., !·' t- · : ' ·:·•\ ._, .,";; --~: ;·;:·!·~ '.·.-r~·-.-_-"r_i:_r:·:.·)··; :' . .' ; ·. ;:'.i.. . . .·.· ' .: . • ·•·J :.·· • •• • . • ,/1 \ ._::·,,__,_

le Tanganyika n'a pas jusqi.i•:i.ci ete en mesure de p~og:i;esse:r; sur le plan economi.qu.e , ;,, ---:·' :-·; .. · : · .. ·: , · .. -.,. .. : :·t ~· ,:,:_: \ ;-:.~~ ;~:t:·-;_:·~ ··J.-.-~L·~~ :,,· ... _ ... ... . : ... !.·~ -~;.~·~•; __ : :.::J· .. ' .. ,·.·_•~··· .' . ~-- • -~

et done sci?ial, au m$me rytbme que __ d 1aut:i;es territoires .¥:7:~9a.~~~• ._,La Mission .. 4~ .. . ,: . . '· ')u,',, ~} ·,·:~,.~•-.7 ' . ~;1,.·, /J/j::?I,,::·,_• .i; J .. ::.t;.fj'-_!~~ .1Y.\,[::·t:: .. ~,t .. '..,:.'.•\',.l;)· .. ' .: ·; ·- · ... , · 1 .. ,·, • • i .,'_ ~- 1 -·~

visite, dans son rapport, fa.it allusion aux progres vraiment cons:!-dera'l?l~s a~qu~ls , ;,,j' • .' •, , ••.):· · .. ; r;·•~if. '{(_,;_'._\•:,;• . .j:;,:._•; ;_). ••.:.i'. •. :i;(. \•·;_':!,),,,',',:I,. ... , .... './_r\.'f .{~,,1 ! _•;~J '.'._ , • • ,._.. ••_: '•,.

on assiste actuellement, en ce qui concerne tant la mise en valeur agricole qu~ la ' .· ... ·, \ .. .. , •~ -: 'l'.: .,, r~· ,.• .. , •~ ., t I • ... • i .) . ., • .-t, '·· , ~ : ~·,: ;' .,·,- ~ . •. ~ .. • • , '

creation d 1entreprises ' industrielles: · Mais ·eue· ·ne semble pas reconnattre que ., . . : . ·, .... · ' . ·. :.:·.:· .. ~.:::: Y:.:_.·_:.:·_~:; ~ ,~ ~ . .-:>· •··1 -) ... :~.~ .. 1:~.i'J. , ; i ;_ ·, :· -:.:.> :.:-:.!.:~:· . .-:·._; .~: ·\ .-.~:.:· <:·· .. ·,; :::,.·.· ... •• . ....

l •une des principales raisons de ces progres, colilIIl.e il impqr1ie ,.dE;J le souligne.r un~ . • • • •• " t -.~tr ,~.:·, ·'.· ,, ·-.· ... .-, · .. ·\·!~•:;· .:. : -~ ·, :-·: ,t·•~~ ~---~-r-:-: ,_·;•,-_ ... . [.'.~t:r· .. : ::~ t._~---··.·:,·. ;~·'i.-.,) ·~~°;. ~_: L•· ,;'..::.·., .. .-:.,5 ~··

fois encore, est 'ia.-'Ei.tab:i:1.lt'e ·p·oiitique .fris'taur~e eritre les peuples du Territoire. , . .. ··.:· ·. :. ,. , ·:~ ·i'.• .. · ·1> JL;,1:·.~-~·>'.) ::·.~.-~ ·_;_;.~·.-: ... ,,rz;·./:• { ·t: . .:t.·:~:.::.:.~- ~:-;.:: 1 i:.-: .. .. -:.-·.- :_ ... ·:••·· -:·;.' · .... · .. ·/

La stabiJ.fte pcilitique es·t due au principe suivi_ par ;L'Autol:'ite administrante, _.. : . . . , . . . . . .• ; :· .• .. · :· r . . •. . . ~ .· , . . , . . . . . . . . . :' : • . . .. . .,..,. . . .. f

selon lequel ·1e progres pol:ltique do:it suivre ·un· rythme compe.ti'bi~ avec le ._ . . _ ' • • ,., . ; • • , • • . • ,I. ~ ; : -. •·• . • ' • • ' • ~. ; • "/ • • : .. ·' • '. .'. ·-~-· .. ;.;/

developpemerit de' 18 c6nsciende et de 'la ina-Mrite politiques des populations; .el.le .. est du€ alias { . a la certi tud~ : q~J 1 r A~tori te' adnii~is.tr~t~ n~ re~oncer~ pas a ~e: .· ... :; ';

principe. ' )-.\_·, 0: · •• '.'f :1 ·>·.-:.. ~-•::.;.: ;·: -~·.: ~.-:.'.:":·.,·:.::. . .. :. ~ _· ,-!.. ' •. . • '.

.,-.··.··i ·--:• ..-;'. ·• .. .-, ·. ·.:.~ ,"'-;!"\~".'.·,-_:-.•t,1 ,:":)•: ,,,·.'.· ;-,:;_r~''J ,,.';;,.i'!'.\ :·.• .. ~·!··. :. ; ·• · .· ~-

NOUS tous, Membreei non fonctioruiaii'es, nous esper~ns done· que le Conseil Q.e . ' .. ·· -.~ ·. .. •. . ':: ,•: i.• .:··r.':~--~~·)::r:. :· .... ··::· : .. )':·:; •.,., .:.:_;_j'•··~- . ·.~ · .. ~-- . . . . . .· . : ',

tutelle, en redigeant s·on rapport sur la situation au Tanganyika, precisera qu 1il , .

ne si~socii' pas ·a: l~ Mis~ion\1.~\-1site d~~:s :l~s -;ri~cipaies recomptandati~n~ q~'~ll~ .; . . . . '. ' ' : :·; ~ .t . '' ; . - . ' ;~ . . . . . . . • . . . ..

a fai tes concernari.t les ·dispositions constitutionnelles et les co~di tions lconomqu.es_ ces reconurandations sbnt i~pplic~W~s 'et co~;r~ettraie~t la ·coop6;ation . .. · ·

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interracia.le sans laquelle le Tanganyika ne peut _ni progresser _ni _devenir ·un Etat . . .·., ... · .... ; . .--: .. J;~_)_r::·} .:.:::::\ ·• .. -.-.~ .. , .. \: ·. ·· ·, ···•-:' • .

heureux et prospere. ..i..,, . ',',.

Signe Charles Phillippe

J.D. Mponda

I.C. Chq,ra

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