Vie have received the following letter from the Federation of Progressive Trade Unions of Zanzibar. The letter speaks for itself, but the following article Gives more detail, and in addition we shall be taking steps to ensure a very wide circulation of full details of the repression in that country. id. Note. Dear Comrades,
Thank you for your letter of 7th July, with International Bulletin. Ve have already posted some materials on the situation at home.
The situation at home has not changed, though thore have not been any more arrests and detentions yet, since the Colonial British Resident still has the Umergeney Powers (which he bestowed onto himself), we feel most insecure. In others words, we are in perpetual fear of being arrested and detained to suit H.ii. The British Resident's Plan of suppressing all the progressive forces, before he hands over political power to the reactionary clique.
On the other hand, the 13 Vomrades are still detained without trial. They recently appeared before the so-called Advisory Committees; the findings of this committee is secret and in any case the British Resident is not bound by the advice of that committee.
As for our beloved leader, Comrade Babu, he is now serving 15 months imprisonment, while at the same time he is serving detention. We have lodged an appeal against the imprisonment, the hearing date has not yet been fixed. I am afraid, we have no faith with the colonial judges, and hence we do not put much hope on the outcome of the appeal.
We appeal for moral and material support and our immediate demands aree—