African “Summit” Decision On S.A.

Press, Volume C, Issue 29513, 13 May 1961, Page 11

African “Summit” Decision On S.A.

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MONROVIA, May 12.

The African “summit" conference decided .yesterday that practical and effective measures should be taken to “bring South Africa to her knees.”

A statement by the 20 leaders at the conference said: "The South African Government, by its apartheid policy, has declared war against the African race.” The Heads of State also decided to send an appeal to Congolese leaders to meet to resolve their problems, and to refrain from action outside the Uni'ed Nations Today the leaders will hold their last brief session for formal voting on resolutions. An official spokesman gave the following outline of the resolutions:

Algeria: The leaders back the right to self-determina-tion and independence for the country, but will do nothing to make difficulties for either side in view of the forthcoming peace talks at Evian. Eastern France. United Nations: The leaders pledge unswerving loyalty to the organisation, but reserve the right to criticise. Any African group formed as a result of the Monrovia meeting should not seek in any way to replace the United Nations. Nuclear Tests: French-speak-ing delegates emphasise their opposition to all nuclear tests, but think i» unfair to single out French tests in th/> Sahara, though these are clearly a more immediate issue for Africa Angola: The leaders pledge moral. technical and other support for Angola, and consider that the Portuguese Government is wasting its time in thinking any African area could be a province of Europe.

A second aircraft has been hit by ground fire from Angolan insurgents in the San Salvador area of

northern Angola, it was reported in Luanda today. Two days ago a commercial airliner was hit in the petrol tank by machine-gun fire in the same area. Large concentrations of Africans were sighted last ni>ht near Carmona, a northern Angolan township, and the local garrison took precautions against attack Five Europeans repelled an attack by a group of Africans at Macocola, also in the north.

The situation in Angola was “still grave,” but current Government measures would settle it with a minimum of disturbance to the economy, the Portuguese Under-Secretary for Air, Colonel Kaulza de Arriaga, sai< on his return to Lisbon last night from a tour of disturbed areas in the province. Colonel Arriaga said the armed forces in Angola were at first too small, but they had done their best. The populations of- besieged villages. however, were fighting heroically in defence of their lands

“Angola will return to normality and prosperity, and will remain Portuguese,” he said.