- ZA HPRA A922-D-Da-Da13
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- 21 September 1945
Advises on the best way to plan a campaign centred on the autonomy of the Protectorates; raises the issues of discretion, publicity and strategy.
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Advises on the best way to plan a campaign centred on the autonomy of the Protectorates; raises the issues of discretion, publicity and strategy.
Announces the appointment of an Tloome as Secretary-Bookkeeper of Congress.
Announces the date of an Emergency Conference of All Africans and urges Champion to attend.
Reports back briefly on the conference; mentions his departure date for overseas.
Writing from Leopoldville, Xuma apologises for not having spoken to Champion before leaving; informs Champion that he will serve as acting president in his absence; gives brief instructions regarding administration.
Gives his opinion on the Protectorates Charter.
Asks Champion to give serious thought to the proposed increase in centralisation of control in Congress, and requests a receipt for soma money paid.
Thanks Champion for a successful visit to Natal, and notes the undercurrents of factionalism within the Natal Congress; mentions a crisis fomented by Basner and Mosaka who have launched a 'fighting fund' to rival that of Congress.
Covering note for an enclosed letter to the press. No enclosure.
Corrects Champion's erroneous assumption that he can claim from Congress the same allowance that he can when travelling as a Councillor on State business; reminds Champion that the cause of the people should outweigh considerations of status.