Fritish Imperialism's Economic Stakes in South Africa

is The following facts extracted from South jfrica in Fact, an official publication of the South ifrican Embassy in Britain, show the stake British imperialism has in South Africa, Whilst British politicians prate about the necessity of defending the free world, they show by their action. of opposing economic sanctions agninsat South Africa that they put economic interests far above freodom and righte of mens Fact 1: Two out of every threo pounds of foreign capital. invested in South Africa is British. Total British investments are estimated to be more £1,000,000, 000, Fact 2: Dividends from direct and portfolio investments. amounted to somo £43,000,000 in 1962, Fact 3: British big tusiness gains more from South Afrioa in trade and investment than from any other country in the world. Last year British tusiness derivod £76,000,000.from South Africa in this way. Fact 4: So great is the volumo of trade between South Africa and Britain that half tho traffic at Southampton docks is accounted for by aoe ae African trade, Fact ' In 1962. British exports to South Africa were worth £148,000, 000 and South African exports to Britain were worth £115, 000,000,