LABOUR_DELEG. from a Special Correspondent
s Rhodesia is likely to be intensified
British policy toward Uneasiness at the br po Labour Party members attending the
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he extraordinary attitude of Britis
nia's Dr. Wilbert Klerruu and repres' . ieee tena African nationalist apes: x — ee 3 cat a pence t ttend as observers and at t ritis ‘ sugg : acuaulaek sori pa Conference on "Thought and Action in New gions 4 in Uppsala. They had been given the impression by their Swedish hosts nat they would be permitted to address the Congress, and they certainly expec to be allowed to speak during the debate on the report of the Uppsala Conference which they had assisted in drawing Upe However, at a preliminary meeting of the Executive Board the British Labour Party representatives feared that African participation might lead to conflict over Britain's Rhodesia policy and sought to prevent this by making a technical objection to the right of non-members to speak. A compromise was eventually reached whereby the Africans would be allowed to address a special private session on African affairs, which would not be considered as part of the Congress. Bven this unsatisfactory arrangement does not seem to have satisfied the British Executive members who are understood to have said that they reserved their position in the event of this private meeting degenerating into a "squabble". The Labour Party representatives included Len Williams, the party secretary, Mr. J. Gormley, Mr. Padley, Minister of State at the Foreign Office, and Gwyn Morgan, head of the Overseas Department at Transport House. We trust that this all-too-typical abitrary action by the Labour Party's bureaucrats will not be permitted to pass without vigorous protest within the party and in the House.