Smuts refuses call to postpone Anti

Date: 11 Feb 1946
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

During the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) Conference held in Cape Town, a deputation of sixty Indians called on the prime minister, Field Marshal J.C. Smuts, urging him to postpone the legislation on the Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representations Bill, pending a round table conference with India. He refused their request for a round table conference and insisted that he would proceed with legislation.

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01Nelson Mandela foundation,"1946. ASIATIC LAND TENURE & [INDIAN] REPRESENTATION ACT NO 28",From: Nelson Mandela foundation,[Online],Available at: www.nelsonmandela.org,[Accessed on: 28 January 2014]

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Smuts refuses call to postpone Anti. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011675

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