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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume 33, No. 3 18 March 1970

Otago Threatens NZUSA Withdrawal

Otago Threatens NZUSA Withdrawal

The Otago University Students' Association has threatened to withdraw its delegation from NZUSA'S Easter Council unless other constituents guarantee that their capping magazines will not be sold in Otago If Otago were to withdraw from Easter Council, NZUSA would be unable to meet.

The following telegram was received by the Executive on 3 March: Unless Formal Written Agreements are Received from Received from Auckland Massey Victoria and Canterbury Constituents Guaranteeing that their Capping Publication or Equivalent will not Repeat not be Soid South of the Waitaki River then the Otago University Students Assn will Withdraw its Delegation from Easter Council Stop Copy Sent to all above Named Stop Letter Follows Anderson Otago

Members of the Executive expressed the view that Otago's attitude amounted to blackmail. A motion to the effect that "the matter of Otago's telegram be treated with severe ignore" was only defeated on the casting vote of the Chairman, Margaret Bryson.

Paul Grocott, President of NZUSA said, when questioned by Salient that Otago would be "well advised" to attend Council. "The only hope of satisfactory agreement being reached over this matter is full discussion at Easter Council" he said.