REVISED NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE FOR TROPICAL AFRICA: TANGANYIKA

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• Publication Date: March 3, 1956
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THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON.
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DepertnentOe afoul*, Velem* 06 of Amory 2701956
ditheigh the Oessulate has received a copy of tatelligenee
'n0.1 entitled ^cal_A Special didssrlspento neither the 195$
Wier* littelligesoe latimate for 1400i:a Africa nor Intelligence
63O f Lout 7.4, 1953 iv available here. OozuseciefictlYo
Consulate has had to drat this .despatch largely on the Iasi,
elf the
**pie headings snggests I .hy the Departnentos Circular sader
referees*, In this deep** perticalar reference will .he VA* to
leforwaties furnithed to the Department by this office sia by the
Consulate General in Matron daring the past several months.
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COnenlate General Id:MUD * Thespatelt Job 246 Dessiber 30, 1953 incorporatedo
..on pogo! 4 and 50 certain consents relating SO the itreqi*h of Africa* gattleateis*
in leneanylha whitth bad been furnished to that office by this aonsulate. These
ientiolater.em still pertinent. ?
? 'X* addition to the Dar es Salem headsparterso a total of 22 ituaganyika
, Afrielat Sational tinica(eM), branches hare now been ',emitted registration in
liengantital, branshee mist in *very Provisos araept lauga.litere TM has been abla
to make little inteeser ,scong the sisal waters, Many other trenches have applied
147-**414Ittieli !Ina tads' *Pgioetione are still pending Six breaches have eith*
been itiellawed Or thetr registrattons have been reseed en the ground that their
estiVities have been ineeapatribie with the letintenance at geed order.
the coarse of the 9siusenyika firmernmentkii to grant re,gietration idlers the.
TAW (or evry nationalist organiention) branches are net unreasonably instederate
their' Ant:4er and. actionsreftuse registration Where this is not so,
to liteie eautiously in makinigs any derision with regard to TAM so as to
leading frp its strength _too quidkily or oohing rsartyre out of its local
? i$ higbly probable that) no the election processes are introduced
towas,'nesicipalitiec and. provinces e this torritoryo the "TAW candid***
1$.,4itstiett in my electera district vhore a large grotzp of detribalized AA*
live, end Where a regietered (or uts...,,Ln- brarrli of TAW is in existence. -
1?also Oniainnt tbat the vinnine, ileian an? 7,3,ropan onndidatefienfthelrAttniMstifor
cach sr4r.s vax thwo In1,71na tho `81767--; rzmzuro of e alitredt
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To same extent this accretion of support to TAN fvo! all the so-called
*emergent elemeata* is misles.diage 'There are fierce rivideles between various
local TAIUT leaders; there are fairly frequent reports of populations by
treasurers of TRW local breaches; there are stupid *ottani by various TAW
grows that infuriate goverment administrative offteersi repel' tbirdring members
of all races, and cause mum% to TAIRP's Presideat mad. Ratites' rxecetive.
The immense body of roagbly 8,0009000 Africans in the territory is only starting
to stir from its ceaturies-old slumber; to most Tangesrika Africans the word of
TAW has yet no signifies:me 'rhea placed beside that of the local. 0jiabsP or
village Chief
As the repertiag effleer stated in the pertinent seetion of Nairobi Despatch
1100 244S lilt is** viewed against thisgentrel dearth ?fAfrican political
activity and intareet...that TAWmaiptires eigmfleance....lt .42 within the realm
conjecture that act day wramorbsocrii the Controlling party of the self=
governing Dominion of Tanganyika.*
One faattr aOuld overiWratiONNN* prattnt control of the emergent elements
J.K. Nyerere, Presidont of TAM recently told the reporting Pfficer.thst9 in
the wont of the creation of a rival paitical party mrsaching *Tanganyika for
thtlfricanso rather than thanaltiracielism to which Nyerere has sUbtOribed,
the tvorwhelmingmajority of African support could quickly shift from TAM to
the now party. What is more likely, however, is that Nyerers would sharply
revise his policies to meet the attack from the new -quarter, even though he is
personally wining to toe a multiracial state develop as loughs African ,
majorities are created in all countils and logislativolmiliss. (Condos 104)
Recent despatches from this office (799 .959 100 arid 100 davit at length
ink the creation in Tanganyika of the now malti-racial WiitokInaganyika Party
(OTT), assail as the chase, of tkeCaptioorn Africa novtatat into the.
TIPOW.?1,11stional eciciefto (NW. It it not teatidortd:that tire IMP and
thole'. will. igatavaffitiOnt strength to Present the evonlial AOquititioa Of
praOtAlerant political poster by MU or tome siallar*Afrieent organisatitn.
Nevertheless, that Will proiride a mitigating influence in the years of itormull4g
turbulence Which lie Asa. Rosy moderately minded local leaders, with con.
alterable influence and support, will subscribe to a multi-racialism which 'tans
to afford the most reasonable approach to the problems of Tanganyikags pSiftiCal
economic and social development. TAW will have to take cognizance of the
searching questions which are raised by these more sophisticated and knowledg-
able groups. In this context, therafore, they win render invaluable service'
to the future of the territory.
Against the growth of nationalistic ideas in Tanganyika must be reaIiP
ally set the capacity of the African here for governing himself. The sepply of
educated, honest and capable Africans is certainly infinitely smaller in this
territory then is the case in Uganda and renya. Ivan the MU President
Malts this fest. In a eerevereation with the reporting officer last Decenber 14
Iryerere stated that he was in full agreement with .fauganyike,9 e present stage of
constitutional deve1opment2 *the eetaigs ty of races in Legco is a good thing at
this tint./, Re intimated, of course that certain changes might reasonably
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Robert de ft, apledon9 add -.,4..'etisatt cora-creation with the INVerbinelt tt,f.t.esr
and Colonel, tiobn Townsend, 7.s. Army Atteche,, Addis Oahe, Oat he tlia. not
foresee MI' /greatly segmented raciiil. tension hem in the near fatrars. Eke
granted tbat this eituation nen ohame verg qatte4-17 b4 h* enntenael thst the
Tt,snganyika Africsons were not ept to resort to direct action for a re,riet7 of
reasons8 GI, They fusve seen the fate esf Man Ms Xsurfaztths majority aV
them here retotirell to have nothing to do %nth, rebollIons whiolt cal? 5rzosol.t
vLet for all parties aenetalifif4 (b). In looking at other countries arowd thus
the Conga*? the Central re IMos,v,1914,:is - most Afrimws hZIre
Use cascinded that theirs is a rel:itivalr ham. lot? won if they ere eilasstat
. ?t.assatisfied with the slow progress which Tamp/wit:a sabing towa.14
g. (0) Again the relative bsokwatinses *f this $arritori
?tenet strnsseds ?even %ben& polgtically advanced ieleas areratzlifr4 cUkoingi,11B
tbeaselves sip= the cenecicosness ,z-:* some few locea Issaav, the grost tsww,s-phonv
_Snoresented'br the Tangly/70a African is still net Tit iy.iwo
O'ifit,-001.14ifsta. amigos ithiett vm ove bin a greater degree of (MIAMI Wfile
Atirg Wars.
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have *ever been se catch the evelsi a ,U1Pi heire
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'-sili in the relit AfA eentktiteS to the north. Nevsertholei3s. it
the Tangemilka Afri, an dislikes tb,e Asian shopkeeper Alovti.
et, far-mere than he deco the Zoleopeen. To this alstent the pres*reo
of the Asian here has sorsa& end is serving as an offective bktffev few the
absorption of rath of the resentment that weld othenise be al:Vetted. ti4giengt
the Plaropean,
The normal distinctions among the AeleYe groans -Rey be *bee:towed tex.Mr40-12ZS
the yinell,ers in general end the Ismaili* i.n paTticTilar rartiefir,ate beet ts
communitk d.evelopmenta the Hindus atid the Imsto ifoleoTer, these differzonaoi
.are net readily apparent to the African. Rreepti tho very ig t.30?
'toms, the African is Eatable to distingnisb, between tib41 va...r,sitttegg Maratk,
Pansee and. nada insofar as their relative worth to test Africa '
? donceraeiL and each distinctions are apt to be even less eenaldayed 0.114`.2xF-7c
astionatige eventoally dosinates Tanganyikag*
The position of the !Grope= in Tanganyika bac velar be a*
as that of his contemporaries in Kercra. /Ms is principally- dile. tog ,
=h et:seller settler groupg ebsenglo t)f oresnice6. Vetviptut EtavIrove4T:
etritergoaeat resistance to land alienation reIntSve flbeeWit IDAYeat, -
pepalatien pressures.
There is no nee to d.e other tit= clelineste theso factors bstlew.
santrawklt there are row an estimated 18,000peans. A 'large 14-4,014
e these uork for,, or ?*re dependeta An, the ataniotratiori, for their
and, any event, leave no intention og" ;*.m..ailling in the *eretog-7 winpz V.f=:
earneros employment is terminatoi.
Up to 1950 there was At eirrer.g ;30.ei*e sopsrl-v,rtee iz,elatre
Nor theIM prod= Milt ha3 tg.t..,-91 eetteis.,4 tC taxl?*.t. A.t.et6f,
Amapa= Con,lacil 1oompletay doertzfirAt?, filh* 1,,grs of the teats
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this territory? in general, the Detriepeans in Tanganyika. 711V 50 Wad to be
meekly following Governor Twinirgit laairtolgar1 a watt-racial foilS of ,r;overnin '.
With the sole major exception of the 8genya Corridor olving the
Meru. tribe, alienation of land to Pare:peens has not given rise to :den Cr
political controversy in Tanganyika. The Consulate, e tieSpatelt NO., of
December 7, 1955 revealed that even this problem has no wirtnally been tettiva.
Racial segregation is not a factor in Tenganyika not legally at least?
The Government le sincerely making an effort'to b atone the African to
positione of influence as fast as poseible. C,overnment facilities - anAh. as
schools, hospitals. ete, - are supposed to be open to a l races on the basis fit
econosio cneiderations i e, if the higher eon-native taxes are paid. by se
African or he pays the mach bier fees for better hoepital care, he is entitici
to nee the better facilitiee As with the Royal Technieal College in #airobi,
the Dar es Salaam Teel:mica Institute 4li be ftaty interracial in character free
He inception, The same is trail Of the Trade Sohoel at Ifunda in Southern
%blends Province and the 7161, Trade Schea to be -opened near shi jmos.
On the side of 'Private intorPriee, Or course. the situation it serithet
different, --No enettNi this far force the RerepeeikeeramtrciaI eroloYor to
rellace hiS Selepeen, Sean. Asian or Seychelloie clerks with Afridans; and the
African has One far lamentably felled to demonstrate that he is better etzipped
far the job,
Sere of the eeteend-class hotels are willing to permit Africans to stay in
th04, lint the better hotels and restaurants still me4te every effort to freeze
out the Africa* vaileese..4f coarse he is a guest at .a nixed racial soelal
feesetto ai,'WhiehAlwinstablitheneni iss&-been 44)110ificaltr:aretl- 1h*- breakama
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tel.**, apeelerate. iThe diffidome
of *014'156g.
As far as is -known.
influence in Tanganyika is non*erietent, ?DQ5 a b._
yika Government indicate that no communist cell has been eata ished here,
Further, although the economic penetration activities eremating from the Soviet
Czech and Yugoslav embassies in Ayidis Ababa may be of concern to the British
colonies and protectorates to the north, no blandishments of this kind. bale yet
been levelled at Tanganyika. The territory may well have its place in tho.
Soviet timetable for the fature but at this stage *eh eetivities do not dircelly
concern Tanganyika,
This tees et 21/8874
to the ettentien of leosl
when thee.) Ssiganyllemse treve2
to the Mated St4es. for caseation,
local leader leas ?Tootle,' ralterited.
SEM,.
rinse are not gtgeilit
is paeticele
United Iingelea?
RovaTort
bellarad.
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A *new of the itatevaates despaiaes 09, 911, expressed
coacein ever the lack Of ismAginution Ka tared** the %mon-
yika Soversasat in developing the territory at a paste 1k its economic,
Political and Engel requiretents, A leo -conservative peltdir fdalrelepment,
based primarily on ineone, has bee& adopted and no fteuviiii *at Or ("Pita,"
investment has been created. The Amanda of this territnry eetine sasial and
economic aide are expected. to far out-strip the availability IS*ph and opPor-
*nettle* Which are afforded by this overly modest 'Program. At Oil situation
isvolvea the political temende of the nationalist leaders maw ba,ispected to
become eve* more Soul thaw load be the ease if the /9C-01103110 ala social wants
of their mipportely *ore Wing satisfactorily met.
Prob1eseAthilz
Altimagh tribe:Liam ic still frAke isionatber than the snoop
them/IMO iludi likelihood lore naltausimationf lusts* a fact,*
or is eekterell. !he largest Iribe the
total p1 rwa niamillisse, in a. onently taatatafAmt
Afriettest, color tribm-de soot likely*,
once to imispandent destiny. Sams feer.itelaWiirinsme such
as the sibegga? -are mon culturally and economically and ilan7
demand certain privileges and eafegnardo as Tangenyika
Nonetheless, they ure not orceeted to make any effective snow
bulelmitent rights Is the degreo now being damendad by the ltagaseba'
In Tanganyika, uslaire Sew and ikesmda? the Sfeatili
lestfying factor. Thronsis the years the AdsdnisterIve
ently encouraged the 111110 or swain both by requiring that it be
administrative officers and by lasinding it is the Africaa vainal
from the lowest grade. 441 teaching is la Swahili up is the ?gratit,
after that teaching is in Englieh with Swahili centime& as a separate
The Cometaatels Despatch no. 51 of November 23, 1155? repotimpd- folmation
of fipsktieasa Stud, adtmelf? by TOU homing as one of its a ovs&o4j the
study and development of Swahili, *as Tanganyikas a national language.*
recently confirmed to the reporting officer that he was using this as AO
additional method of breardng down tribalism and creating a national conswieussese.
On the other hands the African in Tangentrika, chile not as veciferes*
more advanced Uganda African has absolutely no desire for a Pederatioa *at
Africa. The ill-advised original statements by the Coprisora AMA* Sisatati
regarding *federation* in last and Central Africa have also left a sink 'that ia*
amount of disavowal will erase. The thinking Tanganyika African of teas,
forward to a self-governing country within a vary few &cedes that 1* e
without ties except for those consomaxt with membership in the Britifilitkeliiiim
wealth.
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