Motion Carried at Easter Council

"That N.Z.U.S.A. adopt the resolution of the Istanbul Conference relating to South Africa and request the Resident Executive to take all steps it [unclear: considers] necessary to give practical effect to this resolution; and that each College be urged to assist the Resident Executive in this mutter."

(Notes on t this motion by Mr. M. J. O'Brien)

1.	Your delegates at Istanbul voted for this motion.
2.	If the principles of co-operation are adopted (which they were we consider this case to come within the principles.
3.	The N.Z. Government opposes interference by the United Nations in such matters because of its interpretation of the U.N. Charier. The student body is not limited by any such considerations. If there is an "International student community", then each par: of that community must be prepared to express its opinion on matters of principle which clearly come within the agreed basis of co-operation.
4.	We consider this to be a case in which the facts on both sides are well enough known. . . .
5.	We would suggest that the Resident Executive action be in the field of publicity.

On N.Z.U.S.A.'s attitude to apartheid it was noon apparent at the Easter Council meeting that A.U.C. would not be satisfied by a change of formula in the motion. Though having great sympathy for the students of South Africa. A.U.C was forced to move an amendment that South Africa may well be an exception to the principle of University autonomy.

Mr. O'Brien (the chairman), then reviewed the situation in South Africa as hr saw it. The official Afrikaan policy was to educate the members of the various races completely within their own cultures. When the backward races reached a certain level of education. It might be possible to increase the points of contact between the various groups Even if the Afrikaners were sincere in this aim, however. Mr. O'Brien felt that before that time the damage would be done and the gulf would be quite unbridgeable.

A.U.C then suggested that such vague motions as this had already split one international student body, anti he would hale to see them split another, especially as they could not do much good.

On the contrary, they may well do some good, said Mr. O'Brien, as the South African Government, dependent at the moment on British and American Capital which was slow in forthcoming, was particularly sensitive to criticism.

When the A.U.C. amendment lapsed. A.U.C. again moved, that steps be taken to urge the New Zealand Government to remove its own colour restrictions against Asians. The amendment suffered the same fate The original motion was then carried 7 votes to 2. with A.U.C. most emphatically against.